[Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public Transportation...

[Dick Schmidt]

Garrett,

We need some names and phone numbers to pin the blame on this screw up. I 
don't use the bus but I can't believe anyone would make a decision like 
this. The manager of this mall must be a spy from Wal-Mart and graduated at 
the bottom of his 3rd grade class.

Dick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garrett Clevenger" <onewildearth at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public Transportation...


>I regret to inform fellow bus travellers and public transportation 
>supporters that the Palouse Empire Mall has decided to not let the 
>Wheatland Express bus (the one that transports between Pullman and Moscow) 
>stop at the mall anymore, effective June 1.
>
> The bus brings hundreds of shoppers to the mall from Pullman monthly (and 
> many from Moscow, too) particularly students from WSU.  I imagine 
> thousands of dollars are spent there from shoppers who have no other way 
> to get to the mall except by bus.
>
> Everyone I've talked to about this is perplexed by the mall management's 
> decision (they have not gotten back to me about why they decided this) 
> though one reason I heard is because too many people are parking their 
> cars at the mall when they take the bus (considering how much room is left 
> in the parking lot and that the bus brings people who don't need to park, 
> this is an insufficient reason)
>
> If I owned or worked at a store at the mall I'd be pretty upset that the 
> mall management is basically saying they don't want bus rider business.
>
> I've been riding the bus since 1997 and have seen the mall hassle the bus 
> by moving the stop in the parking lot multiple times.
>
> This decision, however, is a shock to us riders and is pretty frustrating. 
> Perhaps the Pullman rider shoppers will head to downtown Moscow instead, 
> but I bet they'll stick to shopping in Pullman, particularly if the super 
> wallmart opens.
>
> This is bad not just for mall businesses, but for the bus because it 
> lessons bus ridership which is not good to insure its success.  Plus, 
> having cross-pollination between the two towns is good for both 
> communities.
>
> If you know mall people, please let them know.  Perhaps their clout could 
> convince the mall management to keep the bus stop at the mall.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Garrett Clevenger
>
> http://www.icehouse.net/garrett
>
> "What are we doing to our Home?!:("
>
>
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